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Super governance changes questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
The federal government's focus on accountability around conflicting interests in superannuation boards has been described as "curious" by lawyers reviewing proposed super governance legislation. A paper prepared by Hall and Wilcox Lawyers for the Australian ...

VFMC appoints former AustralianSuper chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... of specialist life insurance company TAL. She also recently retired from the board of PPB Advisory, and the federal government's Infrastructure Australia Council and Climate Change Authority. Previous directorships include chair of the Victorian WorkCover ...

Scrapping dividend imputation costly for retirees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
Removing or changing dividend imputation might be a revenue fix for the federal government but it will have long-term effects on Australians' retirement savings. This is the belief held by Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive ...

Equip appoints digital specialist to board

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... sophisticated technology platforms in order to remain relevant and accessible to our members." Fairley said that the Federal Government's aspiration for super fund boards to have a mandated proportion of independent directors was recognition of the need ...

Super groups call for women Senate review

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... Super (WIS) chair, Cate Wood, said it was ironic that the only superannuation taxation change supported by the federal government was to increase tax paid by low income earners by withdrawing the Low Income Super Contribution (LISC). Both AIST and WIS ...

Perth toll road an opportunity for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Superannuation funds may have the opportunity to buy in to a $1.6 billion road project in Perth after the Western Australian transport minister announced plans to sell the income stream from tolls on heavy vehicles. Transport minister Dean Nalder told ...

LGsuper backs governance changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... chair and having at least one-third independent directors. It matches draft legislation A put forward by the federal government recently. LGsuper chair and independent director, Bronwyn Morris, said the fund first appointed an independent director and ...

Australian Defence Force offered super fund choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... contribution of 16.4% regardless of the super fund they choose. This forms part of legislation introduced by the federal government last month and announced in the 2014-15 federal budget. The legislation establishes a new military superannuation scheme ...

EOFY means new laws and new products

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... making payments that is completed electronically. Terminally ill patients have earlier access to super - The federal government has extended access to superannuation for people with a terminal medical condition. Previously, patients had to have two medical ...

AustralianSuper to pay early insurance to terminally ill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... wait until their doctors signed off on a life expectancy of less than 12 months to access their super. The federal government announced in this year's budget it would change the period to 24 months, starting today. Slater and Gordon insurance lawyer ...